Claim: Chloramphenicol is banned in both the United States and the European Union because it can cause severe, irreversible, and often fatal aplastic anemia in humans.
Verdict: Incorrect (60% confidence)
Explanation: According to EBSCO, chloramphenicol is banned in the United States for food-producing animals due to health risks, including the potential to cause severe aplastic anemia. However, the European Union does not ban chloramphenicol for human use, only for food-producing animals, as noted by the EFSA. This means the claim is partially true: the ban in the U.S. is confirmed, but the EU's ban is limited to food-producing animals, not human medicine. However, credible sources actively report this claim...